The Tea Party folks may be sincere, loyal citizens, but their notions about how the economy works are exactly that: mere notions. Their core notion is that government needs to do nothing more than get out of the way of business in order for the economy to boom and bloom.
Twitter was a mere prototype in 2006; now, many of us have become adept at saying all we have to say in 140 characters.
The appalling reality in American politics today is that, when ideology and money mix, truth is a mere inconvenience.